Potential AutoConfigURL Settings Hijack
Description
Identifies registry modification to modify the system internet proxy settings by an unusual process. This may indicate an attempt to hijack user internet traffic to certain websites.
Query · eql
registry where
registry.path : "HKEY_USERS\\*\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\AutoConfigURL" and
registry.data.strings : "*http*" and not registry.data.strings : "*127.0.0.1*" and process.executable != null and
(
process.code_signature.trusted == false or
process.code_signature.exists == false or
process.name : ("powershell.exe", "wscript.exe", "cscript.exe")
) and
not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*", "C:\\LexisNexis\\Shared\\RwEasyMAPI64.exe")